Lippia palmeri
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Mexican oregano
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Summary
Source: WikipediaLippia palmeri is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family, Verbenaceae. It is native to the Sonoran Desert. It is a tall slender shrub, reaching 2 metres in height and spreading to 1 metre. Fragrant white flowers can be found on the plant after the rains.
Description
A tall slender shrub. It can be 2 m tall and 1 m wide. The flowers are white. They have a scent.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are used as a flavouring and herb.
Medicinal Uses
The Seri call the shrub xomcahiift and use the leaves as a culinary herb. Medicinally Seri use an infusion of the leaves applied topically to kill head lice.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in desert and scrubland. It grows in the Sonoran desert. It grows at least between 280-1,700 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Mexico, North America,
References (4)
- Casas, A., et al, 1996, Plant Management Among the Nahua and the Mixtec in the Balsas River Basin, Mexico: An Ethnobotanical Approach to the Study of Plant Domestication. Human Ecology, Vol. 24, No. 4 pp. 455-478
- Encyclopedia of Life.
- Pio-Leon, J. F., et al, 2017, Prioritizing Wild Edible Plants of potential new crops based on Deciduous Forest traditional knowledge by a Rancher community. Botanical Sciences 95(1): 47-59
- Wiersema, J. H. & Leon, B., 2013, World Economic Plants. A Standard Reference CRC Press. 2nd Ed. p 408
